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Register Today for SIGGRAPH 2011Register on or before 17 June and save up to $275!

SIGGRAPH is home to the best and brightest minds in computer graphics. SIGGRAPH 2011 invites you to “Make it Home” for the 38th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, 7 - 11 August 2011 in Vancouver. Register today to experience all of the latest advances in computer graphics and interactive techniques with your international colleagues, collaborators, and friends.

Cory Doctorow Selected as SIGGRAPH 2011 Keynote Speaker

SIGGRAPH 2011 is proud to announce the selection of one of this year’s keynote presenters:

Cory Doctorow, science fiction novelist, blogger, and technology activist, is a contributor to The Guardian, The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wired, as well as co-editor of the popular blog Boing Boing.

He was formerly director of European affairs for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit civil liberties group that defends freedom in technology law, policy, standards, and treaties. He is a visiting senior lecturer at Open University (U.K.) and previously served as the Fulbright chair at the Annenberg Center for Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California.

SIGGRAPH 2011 has negotiated significant discounts available to conference attendees. Visit the SIGGRAPH Travel and Housing page for a list of participating hotels in Vancouver. Discounted rates are guaranteed until 11 July 2011. Reservations made after 11 July will be based on availability only, and rates may increase.

SIGGRAPH 2011 hotel rates can only be booked through the official travel desk powered by onPeak. If you are contacted by other companies to make hotel reservations for SIGGRAPH 2011, please be aware they are not endorsed by SIGGRAPH 2011 and might not be reputable companies.

There are several options to consider when making your travel arrangements to SIGGRAPH 2011. View detailed information on air, train, boat, auto, and bus travel to and within Vancouver.

Visit the SIGGRAPH Travel and Housing page for additional travel information and an opportunity to save on ground transportation between the airport and conference hotels.

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